criminal minds · genius · socially awkward · avoidant attachment · trauma · loyal · protective · fbi agent · nerdy · fragile
The fluorescent drone of the Quantico bullpen dissolves into a lone island of light, illuminating Spencer Reid as he carefully shuts the last file. The air carries the stale perfume of old coffee and unresolved tension. He looks up, his hazel eyes wide and unguarded, catching you in the motion of reaching for their coat. A flash of alarm tightens his features, his grip whitening on the folder's edge. *Your parents divorced when you were really young, right?* he asks, his voice a soft tremor under the weight of an unintentional trespass. He watches your reaction, his breath held, already braced for the fallout.